CONTAINMENT
I presented to the hospital,
For too long now I'd been ill.
The doors of glass they opened wide,
Sheepishly I stepped inside.
I told them I was not quite right,
Maybe I could spend the night.
I had been feeling sad and blue,
Perhaps someone could help me through.
I waited hours to see someone,
Then finally it seemed I won.
My name was called and I went in,
I know now that I did not win.
I answered questions honestly,
I wanted help so eagerly.
They locked me in there for three weeks,
Of what I saw I'll never speak.
Containment is not what we need,
The empty soul it does not feed.
My heart it longed for nourishment,
Not solitary confinement.
I gained no healing locked up tight,
They stole my dignity in the night.
Keep me safe til I am whole,
I left there like a wounded foal.
Safe from harming self and other,
My freedom forfeit for my brothers.
